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  2004 Summer Olympics
Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France it has been the tradition to have a mascot for the games and this year the official mascots are sister and brother, Athena and Phevos, named after the goddess of wisdom, strategy and war and the god of light and music, respectively.
An emotional high point of the parade was the entrance of the delegation from Afghanistan which had been absent from the Olympics, and had female competitors for the first time.
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 2004 summer olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly having lost the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, is still currently under construction, with an estimated completion date of July 20, some three weeks before the games open.
Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France it has been the tradition to have a mascot for the games and this year the official mascots are brother and sister, Phevos and Athena named after the god of light and music and the goddess of wisdom respectively.
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 1988 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
Christa Rothenburger becomes the first (and last) athlete to win Olympic medals at the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics in the same year.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, most of the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
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 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta nearly seven years before, on 18 September 1990, during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo.
It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger, along with the acquisitions of the Bravo and Telemundo networks, made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
The main Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed only two months before the games opened, with the sliding over of a futuristic glass roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
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 1984 Summer Olympics [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan BenoitJoan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) was an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In 1988, she became the third woman to win the Grand Slam, beating Chris Evert in the Australian, Natasha Zvereva in the French, Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon, and Gabriela Sabatini at the U.S. Open.
Summer Olympic GamesThe Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: 1952_Summer_Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics but they were canceled due to World War II.
To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen.
For the first time in history, a team from the USSR participated in the Olympics.
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 2000 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
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 SYDNEY OLYMPICS
The facilities available to the athletes were so ideal that they "received the unqualified endorsement of each of the twenty-five international federations representing all the sports of the summer Olympics." In addition to the facilities available, Sydney was a city with natural beauty and boundless enthusiasm for sport.
Greenpeace's plan is "far-reaching and extend[s] beyond the immediate Olympic environment." It now appears that the green theme of the Olympics may be threatened.
Culture: YES Unique to the Sydney Olympics is the cultural program which will express "humanity's quest for peace and harmony." The cultural Olympiad will begin in 1997 with the "Festival of the Dreaming." The festival is a celebration of the world's indigenous cultures, focusing on the Aborigines.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: 1992_Summer_Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo lights the Olympic Flame by shooting an arrow into the cauldron.
Five of the six golds were in individual events, tying Eric Heiden's record for individual gold medals at a single Olympics.
Badminton and women's judo become part of the Olympic programme, while slalom canoeing returns to the Games after a 20-year absence.
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 1976 SUMMER OLYMPICS FACTS AND INFORMATION
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger_Taillibert, remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games, and was not until the financially successful 1984_Summer_Olympics in Los_Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
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 Brief History of the Olympic Games
Although the Olympic games were never suspended, the games of 364 BC were not considered Olympic since the Arkadians had captured the sanctuary and reorganized the games.
The climax of the ceremony was the Olympic Torch entering the stadium, relayed by veteran Australian Olympic athletes of the 20th century and handed over to the Australian athlete Cathy Freeman, who was ringed by fire after lighting the Olympic flame.
The Olympic flame went on a 16,740 - mile route of Australia involving 11,000 torch bearers and passing near 80% of the population.
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 The 700 Years of Grimaldi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The restoration of Monaco to the heart of the Republic of Genova, which was for many at the time, considered a return to the former situation, although not considered so by the Grimaldi's.
During the course of his reign, one of the longest in the history of Monaco, Prince Rainier III intensified, expanded and diversified the enterprises committed to during the preceding three reigns : from the political, diplomatic, international, economic and social domains, to the educational, scientific, cultural, communications and sports domains.
In December 1988, HSH Hereditary Prince Albert is nominated Vice-President of the Athletic commission of the International Olympic Committee by Mr.
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 Articles - 1976 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame.
Montreal 1976 pointed the way to the future in Olympic security, which was further increased for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games, and was not until the financially successful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
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 2000 Summer Olympics Online Research :: Information about 2000 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already died.
The Games were then handed over to the city of their birthplace, Athens, Greece, where they would again take place in 2004 Summer Olympics.
People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau.
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 Summer Olympics 2000 Odd distances add to track's flavor
Sure, we used to have some strange Olympic events: the 2,500-meter steeplechase, the standing high jump (and long jump and triple jump), the medley relay, and so on.
Yes, in the record feeding frenzy that occurs each summer on the European circuit, the forgotten athletes are the field eventers.
The Olympic team selection antics of the Kenyan federation are now being reviewed in the courts.
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 ReggaeSeen.com - reggae encyclopedia - 1984 Summer Olympics
In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
Daley Thompson apparently misses a new world record in winning his second consecutive gold medal in the decathlon; the next year his score is retroactively raised to 8798, giving him the record.
The opening ceremony featured the arrival of Bill Suitor by means of the Bell Aerosystems rocket pack (also known as a Jet Pack who flew in from the roof of the main stadium to the location of the Olymic Flame.
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 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
The Olympics were suspended and a memorial service was held in the main stadium.
In defiance of the terrorists, the International Olympic Committee ordered the competitions to resume after a pause of 34 hours.
Archery was reintroduced to the Olympic programme after a 52-year absence and handball after a 36-year absence.
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 Malta at the 2004 Summer Olympics - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Malta Olympic Committee nominated eleven athletes for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
This is the thirteenth time Malta is represented at the Olympics (other years being 1928, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000).
National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
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 1996 Olympics [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1999.
Not currently recognised as official by the IOCThe International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years.
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 POBOC News — From The Tartan
A sophomore majoring in computer science, Monaco is the chairman, secretary, treasurer, and the sole member of the Pittsburgh Olympic Bid Organizing Committee.
But Monaco claimed that many of the city’s venues are in need of replacement or renovation anyway.
Monaco admitted that when he forms a group, its most important role will be community relations.
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 WinterSports2002.com - Bobsled: Men finally slide away with medals
That fourth run was his last in a quest that began in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics, as Shimer, nearly 40, announced he would retire after this event.
At the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994, Shimer was a favorite but he was disqualified because runners were too warm.
Monaco's Prince Albert and his team performed dismally on the first two heats Friday, then rolled their bobsled on the third run the next day.
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 info: 1976 SUMMER OLYMPICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
IOC Appoints Oswald to 2012 London Panel - (08-23) 06:24 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- The International Olympic Committee chose Switzerland's Denis Oswald on Tuesday to head the team overseeing preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
In Sweden during the 1912 Summer Olympics, Edmonton's Alex Decoteau became the first Albertan to ever compete in didn't become an Olympic sport until 1976 at the Montreal Games.
IOC appoints Oswald to 2012 Coordination Commission - the team overseeing preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Oswald was appointed chairman of the 1972 Munich Games and in 1976 in Montreal.Gilbert Felli of Switzerland.
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 1976 Summer Olympics - Art History Online Reference and Guide
It was the first time in Olympic history that the host country won no gold medals (the only other time this occurred was in Calgary in 1988).
With the Olympic massacre from the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich on everyone's minds, security was topflight for the 1976 games.
However, 2004 (Athens) and 1996 (Atlanta) are also object lessons, in the need to organize and build to schedule; and the need to not be crass marketteers, respectively.
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 2000 SUMMER OLYMPICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Advertisers decry Olympics law - themselves with the Olympics without paying to be an official sponsor.Sydney 2000 was the test case able to use the words 'summer', 'London', 'gold', 'silver' or 'bronze' in.
Philadelphia in the United States which is her summer training base for the last seven years spotted national colours since the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Steve Jefferys cracked his stockwhip and a further 120 riders and their Stock Horses entered the Stadium and performed intricate steps to the music of Bruce Rowland who composed a special Olympics version of the main theme which he had composed for the 1982 film 'The Man From Snowy River'.
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 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Compared with summer 2004, they Having the Olympics on in 2004 makes matters.
Putting on great Games was costly for Athens - Had the 2004 Olympics in Greece, their celebrated return home, been the coming-out party for which Athens London just won the 2012 Summer Olympics, and they already have a.
Each state hosts the Senior Olympics every summer and athletes compete also participated in the Summer Senior National Games in Pittsburgh.
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 LOGOs & MASCOTs
Executives of the Japanese Olympic committee and national sports federations on 13th August 1997 by 29-17 in a secret ballot chose Osaka to become the country's candidate to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
The U.S. Olympic Committee on 27th August 2002 selected New York and San Francisco as the U.S. finalists to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, while Houston and Washington, D.C., were eliminated as contenders.
The Austrian Olympic committee on 2nd December 1997 chose Klagenfurt, capital of the Carinthia region (joint bid with Italy and Slovenia), to become the country's candidate to host the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
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 Articles - Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Articles - Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre where 390 competitors contested 17 gold medals.
This is situated in the city of Markópoulo, in the east of the Attica region in Greece.
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 ESPN.com Soccernet Lsistings0803
The Olympic Spirit is a two-part series which charts the journeys of athletes who epitomise the Olympic motto: "It is not the winning, but the taking part".
This is a moving programme of stories with very different, and sometimes astonishing, outcomes.
The programme features Leon Shtuckle from Slovenia, the first gymnastics hero, takes a look at how the Russians dominated the medals through the 50's, and takes a look at the sport in the modern day.
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